Chapter 213

It wasn't until they met Linda Walton that the truth came out. The heiress of the Bennett family had never been in an accident. She had simply been taken in by an orphanage and forgotten everything about her past. Later, she crossed paths with the Barringtons. Got involved in a messy relationship and gave birth to Clara Walton. Everything just spiraled from there, pure happenstance. Nathaniel Griffith didn’t interrupt, just listened quietly, his expression unreadable. Vincent Bennett finally sighed after finishing. “None of this was what I expected,” he said bluntly. Nathaniel glanced at him. “Taking Clara away was always part of the plan,” Vincent said matter-of-factly. “It’s just... maybe we jumped the gun.” The past decade hadn’t been easy for the Bennetts. Chaos, constant upheaval—nothing remotely peaceful. Vincent had practically walked through fire just to stay on his feet. He was Clara’s cousin, sure, but he knew exactly what it would mean if she got caught up in all this mess.